Clamp



Aug. 26, 1930. I v R. E. HANKE 1,774,267

CLAMP Filed March 9, 1929 v INVENTOR. Feyraold f- /ank ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 2s, 1.936 V j 1 774 2 17 "entree STATES PATE l- REYNOLD n.HANKEQQFCEICAGO, ILLINOIS oneur Application filed March 9, 1929. SerialNo. 345,713;

The invention relates to clamps, and more .Fig. 2 is a front view of aclamp on a picespecially to clamps adapted to be attached ture mould butomittingthe splash cloth.

to picture moulds and the like for the pur- The clamp proper is composedof a frame pose of supporting a so called splash cloth. 5, whichpreferably is made from a piece of 5 It is'a well known fact, that it isnecessary flat, cold rolled steel, but any other suitable to protect thewalls of a room during the material may be used if desired. In thedrawvtime, that the ceiling thereof is being cleaned ings the frame isshown as having approxior redecorated. In order to do so, the so matelyan S shape, but it is to be noted, that called splash cloth must befastened in such any other suitable shape maybe given tothe 10 a manner,that it will be hanging down over frame without departing from theinven- 60 said walls, and for this purpose such cloth tion. I Y no v hadto be fastened heretofore to the picture 7 On the upper horizontallyextending pormould or any other convenient support by tion 6 of theframe a downwardly extending means of small nails. This way of fasteningshort tooth like'portion 7 is provided having '15 the splash cloth has anumber of disadvana somewhat sharpened edge adapted to en- 65 suspendedthereon.

tages. The work of fastening the cloth by gage the upper, groove. of apicture'mould, means of nails takes up a comparatively long; whichusually receives the upper portion of a time and in addition to that thenail marks picture hook,

mar the picture mould and this is especially ,On the lower end of theframe two pori '30 objectionable 1 in cases, v where the picture tions 8and 9 are provided extending parallel to mould is highly finished. 7 toeach other and at right angles to the tooth The object of the inventiontherefore is to like portion. Each of said portions is proprovide ameans for supporting a splash cloth vided with ahole 10and 11respectively.

on a picture mould or the like without injur- These two holes arearranged in such a ing the surface of the, picture mould or the 'mannerthat they register with each other. A To la h cloth. I clamplng rod 12has at its lower end a finger A further object of the invention is topro-- hook 13 or the like and extends through the vide a clamp adaptedto be removably attwo holes 10 andll. The upper end of said tached to apicturemould and at the same rod is formed into a dull point. Asshown'in time to engage a splash cloth. 1 Fig. 1 the forming of saidpoint is to beper so A still further object of the invention is toformed so, that the point will extend forprovide a clamp'ada-pted to. beattached to wardly and that the forward portion of the picture moulds ofdifferent sizes and dimenrod will practically form astraight line. Atsions. the same time it is to be noted, that the two Other objectsof'the invention not specifie registering holes 10 and 11, which act asS5 'cally mentioned may be easily ascertained 7 guides for said rod, arelocated so that said and understood from the following descrip-tstraight front portion oftherod will be 10- 7 tion in connection withthe drawings forincated practically in the same plane with the ing apart thereof. It is however to be noted, sharpened edge of the toothlike frame porthat the inventionis not to be limited or retion 7. y no'stricted to the exact construction andforma- Adjacent the point a holellis provided 7 tion shown in the drawings and described in in the clamprod and a spring 15, surround the annexed specification, but thatsa-idiningt-he rod, abuts with its lower end the vention-is only to belimited by the scope of horizontal frameportion 8, while the upper 45the claims appended hereto. l a end of said spring is inserted into .theholel l In the drawings. 7 I in the rod, so that the rod will be urgedup- Fig. 1 is a side View of a. clamp according wardly toward the toothlike frame portion 7 to the present invention shown in position on It iseasy to see,' that with a clamp as dey a picture mould and holding asplash cloth scribed a splash cloth 16 may be quickly fastened to apicture mould 17 or the like. ice

In order to do so, the edge of the cloth will be held just above thepicture mould and then the clamp will be fastened to said mould byinserting the tooth like portion of the frame in the upper groove ofsaid mould theerby forcing a part of the splash cloth into said groove,pulling at the same time the clamp rod downwardly by means of the fingerhook and then let the spring 15 force 10 the rod upwardly whereby thedull point of the clamp rod will engage the splash cloth and a cornerformed on the mould, thereby holding the splash cloth securely butremovably in position. A plurality of clamps as described can be quicklyararnged to hold a splash cloth and can just as quickly be removedwithout injuring the surface of the picture mould or without piercing ortearing the splash cloth.

: Having described my invention and how the same is to be performed 1claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the class described, a frame including a downwardlyextending tooth like portion and two portions extending at right anglesto said tooth like portion and parallel to each other, each of saidparallel portions being provided with a hole, said holes registeringwith each other, a

so clamp rod extending through said registering holes and means forurging said clamp rod towards said tooth like portion.

2. In a device of the class described, a frame including a tooth likeportion and two 35 portions extending parallel to each other and atright angles to said tooth like portion, each of said parallel portionshaving a hole therein and said two holes registering with each other, aclamp rod extending through said 40 two holes, said two holes beingarranged so that the face of said rod is located approximately in thesame plane with the face of the tooth like portion, means for urging therod toward said tooth like portion,and means do on said rod for movingit away from the tooth like portion.

In witness whereof I afiix my signature.

REYNQLD E. HANKE.

